Apparatus for applying treating fluid to textile fibers



H. V. LANG APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TREATING FLUID T0 TEXTILE FIBERS IFiled July 16, 1934 w W A m u L 3 m V m \N\,. I m sly 5Q um I m mi N. N

June 30, 1936; H. v. LANG 2,045,783

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Application July 16, 1934, Serial No. 735,464

16 Claims.

This invention relates to apparatus for applying a treating fluid topackages of yarn comprising an endless conveyor for conveying thepackages of yarn through the apparatus and a series of pipes forconducting a treating fluid to points above and below the upper portionof the endless conveyor together with revolving means driven at suitablerates of speed onto which the treating fluid is projected so that theserevolving members atomize the treating fluid and project it onto theupper as wellras the lower sides of the packages of yarn thus coveringnot only'the lower and upper sides but also the side portions of thepackages of yarn. Y

It is an object of this invention to provide apparatus for treatingyarns, comprising a plurality of revolving members with means forfeeding a treating fluid to the revolving members and some of saidrevolving members having angularly disposed vanes thereon for spreadingthe fluid and atomizing the same and projecting it onto the packages ofyarn;

It is also an object of this invention to provide an apparatus whichwill not only apply a treating fluid to packaged yarn but which can alsobe used to apply a treating fluid to fibers such as cotton, wool andother fibers.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated other objectswill appear, as the description proceeds, when taken in connection withthe acompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of one side of my apparatus;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the opposite side of my apparatus; 7

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 4-4 ofFigure 3;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 5-5 inFigure 2; V

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the variablespeed pulley shown in the upper left-hand portion of Figure 5;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken through the shaft bearing shown inthe upper right-hand portion of Figure 5;

Figure 9 is a plan view with portions shown in section showing the meansfor forming a conveyor upon which the yarn is placed while it is beingtreated with the solution; 7

Figure '10 is a sectional view taken along the line Ill-l in Figure 4showing the right-hand along the portion of the propeller mounted in atubular trough;

Figure 11 is a sectional View taken along the line ll-H in Figure Figure12 is a transverse sectional view similar to the upper portion of Figure5 but showing a modified formof the invention;

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken along line l3-l3 in Figure 12. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numerals ill and IIdenote suitable supports for one side of my apparatus which areconnected together at their lower ends by a suitable strut l2, saidstrut being secured to these supports by any suitable means such asrivets l3 and I4. Secured to the upper portion of members it and H is aninclined angle member H5. The lefthand portion of member I5 is mountedon the top of member ID whereas the right-hand portion of this member issecured to member H by any suitable means such as rivets l 6. centralportion of member [5 is a frame member I! by any suitable means such asrivets I8 and secured to the inner portion of this frame is a sidewallI9.

' The opposite side of the apparatus (see Figure 2) is supported bymembers 29 and 2! which are secured together at their lower ends by anysuitable means such as a horizontally disposed strut 22 said strut 22being secured to these members by means of suitable rivets'23 and 24.Another inclined member 25 is secured to the upper portion of supportsand 2!. It will be noted that the right-hand end'of member is mounted ontop of support 20 and the left-hand portion of member 25 is secured tothe side of the support 2| by any suitable means such as rivets 26.Secured to the central portion of angle member 25 is another framemember 21 by any suitable means such as rivets 29 and mounted on theinside of this frame member is another sidewall 30 which is similar tosidewall I9 just described.

Supports l0 and 20 are secured together by means of horizontallydisposed struts 3| and 32' whereas the other supports H and 2| aresecured together by a. means of horizontally dis posed strut 33. It isseen that this forms a rigid framework since the two sides'are securedtogether rigidly by means of these struts.

Mounted on the lower central portion of angle member l5 by any suitablemeans such as stud bolts 42 is a semi-circular bracket 4|. A simi larsemi-circular member M is secured to the lower central portion of anglemember 25 by any suitable means such as stud bolts 43. A suitableSecured to the shaft 49 has one end rotatably mounted in hearing 4| andthe other end rot-atably mounted in bearing 44. Secured on this shaftare suitable sprockets 55 and 5i upon which are mounted sprocket chains52 and 53 respectively. These sprocket chains are a conventional typebut it will be noted by referring to Figure 9 that each joint of thechain has a pin 54 projecting therefrom which enters the end of a pipe55. It is evident that these pins equally space the pipes 55 on thechains 52 and 53 to form a suitable apron for supporting the bobbins ofyarn when they are treated.

Members I5 and 25 have secured to their lower ends suitable bearings 55and 51 by any suitable means such as stud bolts 53 and 59 respectively.In these bearings is rotatably mounted a shaft 50 which has fixedlymounted thereon sprockets BI and 62. These sprockets are identical tothe sprockets 55 and 5i just described and have mounted thereon chains52 and 53.

The upper ends of members I5 and 25 also have bearings of II and I2secured thereto by any suitable means such as stud bolts I3 and 14;Rotatably mounted in these bearings is shaft 1'5 which has fixedlymounted thereon suitable sprockets I6 and TI. Sprocket chains 52 and 53are also mounted on these sprockets.

Fixedly secured on the end shaft I5 is a sprocket I8 which has mountedthereon a chain I9, said chain I9 being also mounted upon a smallersprocket 89 which is secured on the end of shaft 8|. (See Figure 2.)Shaft 8| is rotatably mounted in bearings 82 and 83 which bearings aresecured to members I5 and 25 by any suitable means such as stud bolts 84and 85 respectively. The other end of shaft 85 has fixedly mountedthereon a pulley 86 upon which is mounted a belt 81 said belt being alsomounted upon an adjustable pulley 88. By referring to Figure 7 it isseen that this pulley 88 is comprised of two portions, namely; 88a and88h.

The portion 88a is fixedly secured on shaft 89 by suit-able means suchas set screw 9!! whereas the portion 88b is loosely mounted on the shaft89 but confined thereon by means of a compression spring 9!. Thiscompression spring QI is held in the position shown in Figures 5 and '7by means of a washer 92 and nut 93.

By referring to Figures 1 and 3 it is seen that an L-shaped member IfiIis also loosely mounted on shaft BI. Leg I55 of member IEII projectsupwardly and points to the dial I52 whereas the other leg I53 projectshorizontally and has rotatably mounted thereon as at I54 a pulley I55,said pulley I05 being adapted to contact the lower portion of belt 8'I'at all times. The extreme right-hand end of leg I03 has pivotallymounted therein a bracket I56 as at I51. Threadably mounted in thisbracket I05 is a rod I08 which projects upwardly and is loosely mountedin the bracket 559 which bracket is secured to the upper portion ofsidewall I9. The upper end of rod I58 has a handle I I0 fixedly securedthereon which is adapted to be turned when adjustment is desired in thespeed of the conveyor belt. It is seen that by turning the handle I inthat the pulley I05 will be lowered or raised. When the pulley I55 israised the upper portion of belt 8'! on pulley 88 (Figure '7) will becaused to move downwardly and the portion 88b will be separated from88a. When the portions 88a and 88b spread the peripheral distance travelled by the belt Bl will not be as great; therefore, it will take morerevolutions of the pulley 88 to cause the pulley 86 to make onerevolution. It is, therefore seen that adjustment as to .the speed ofthe conveyor belt can be obtained in this manner.

The shaft 89 is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings III and H2 whichare in turn secured to the upper portion of sidewalls I9 and 30 by anysuitable means such as stud bolts I I3 and I I4 respectively. The upperportion of sidewall I9 has a box H5 integral therewith and the upperportion of sidewall 30 has a similar box I I6. By referring to Figure 8a detailed description of the 'box H6 and its associated parts will begiven.

Fixedly mounted on shaft 89 is a conical shaped member 'I I8. In theoperation of my apparatus it has been found that the solution as it issprayed upon the bobbins has a tendency to leak thru the bearings to theexterior and waste upon the floor. In order to prevent the escapement ofthe solution to the outside of the machine I have provided this box I I5and the conical shaped member I I8. When water leaks around the shaft89, as seen in Figure 8, it contacts the surface II8a'of the member H8.The centrifugal force of the member II 8 as it is rotated by shaft 89will throw the water outwardly and against the interior sidewalls of thebox IIB. It will be noticed that the hole IIEw is provided in the lowerportion of the box which allows the Water that has thrown up against thesidewalls of the box to escape back on to the inside of the apparatus,The box H5 and its associated parts are identical in all respects andlike reference characters Will be given to like parts.

It will be further noted by refering to Figures 4 and 5 that a suitablehood I26 is secured to the upper portions of sidewall members I9 and 30to prevent the spray and the solution from escaping from the machine dueto the rotary motion of shaft 89 which will be later described.

Secured to the other end of shaft 89 is a pulley I28 which has mountedthereon a belt I29 said belt I29 being also mounted. on pulley I35.Pulley I35 is fixedly mounted on shaft I3I of motor I32. The motor I32is secured to bracket I33 by any suitable means such as stud bolts I34and the bracket I33 is pivoted around the rod 35 which rod is secured inthe supports Ill and 20. It is evident that by having the motor pivotedin this fashion that tension upon the belt I29 will be present at alltimes. Belt I29 is also mounted on pulley I36 which is fixedly mountedon the end of shaft I31. Shaft I3] is rotatably mounted in bearings I38and I35 which'are secured to members M and M by any suitable means suchas stud bolts MI) and MI respectively. It is seen that boxes I44 and I45are also provided which are similar in all respects to the box I It asshown in Figure 8 and has been described. Mounted on this shaft andinside these boxes are conical members i I8 which rotate and prevent thewater from escaping around the shaft to the exterior portions of theapparatus.

Fixedly secured upon shaft I3'I is a propeller I42 which has propellerblades M3 integral therewith. It is seen that propeller M2 is rotated bymeans of pulley I35 and belt 429 which is connected to the motor I32.The other end of shaft i3; has fixedly secured thereon a pulley I52,said pulley Q52 having mounted thereon. a belt I53. Belt I58 is alsomounted upon pulley I54 which is fixedly secured on the end of shaftI55. The shaft I55 is rotatably mounted in brackets 4| and 44 and alsohas fixedly secured thereon intermediate the ends thereof anotherpropeller I55 onto the lower portions of the bobbins I62.

provides mechanical means for applying the liquid Propeller I56 hasblades I51 integral therewith and are adapted to rotate in a suitabletrough I58 which is disposed directly beneath the propeller I56 and theends of this trough i58 are secured in any suitablemanner to brackets 4I. and 44. It is further seen that since the belt I53 is crossed thatthe shafts I31 and I55 will rotate in opposite directions therebycausing the propeller I56 to rotate in a. counter-clockwise directionand the propeller I42 to rotate in. a clockwise direction as shown inFigure 11. The end of trough I58 has a. lip I580. over which thesolution I60 in the trough I58 is caused to flow by means of the pro--peller blades I51. By noticing the gearing operating it is seen that theshaft on which the propeller I42 is mounted will rotate very much fasterthan the propeller I56. This is done in order to cause the water when ithits the propeller blade I43 to be impelled upwardly onto the lowersurfaces of the bobbins I62 which are disposed on the apron comprisingthe rods 55.

By referring to Figure 2 it is also seen that a suitable water pump I 65is secured to bracket 44 by any suitable means such as bolt I66. PumpI65 has a pulley 51 which has mounted thereon the belt I29 which drivesthe pump in timed relation to the other parts of the apparatus. Securedto the upper portion of struts I2 and 22 are angle members I10 and "Iwhich support container I 12, said container I12 being adapted tocontain suitable solution for the treatment of the bobbins. The upperportion of the 'con tainer I12 has a screenv I13 secured thereto toprevent enlarged particles from entering the solution again which wouldprevent the liquid from flowing freely through the pump.

. v A suitable supply pipe I leads from the pump I65 to the containerI12 for the purpose of drawing the liquid therefrom. It will be noticedthat this pipe I80 projects substantially above the top of the pump andthen down again to the pump. This inverted U shape portion of thepipe'is provided in order that the pump may be kept primed at all times.Leading from the other side of the pump I65 is another pipe I 0| whichis joined to a pipe I82. The lower end of pipe I82 (see Figures 2 and10) leads downwardly and through the bracket 44 to the trough I50. Theupper portion of the pipe I02 conducts the liquid upwardly and throughthe upper end of sidewall 30 and across the apparatus to approximatelythe central portion thereof.

A suitable nozzle I83 is provided (see Figure 6) which has an openingtherein which allows the liquid to be forced upon the pipe|82 against apropeller I84 having blades I 85 thereon. Since this propeller I84 isfixedly secured upon shaft 89 and is adapted to rotate very fast as thewater strikes this propeller it is thrown out upon the bobbins in veryfine particles. It will be further noticed that these propeller bladesI85 on the propeller I 84 are disposed at an angle, which will cause theliquid when it strikes the propeller to diverge from the central portionof the propeller I84 and cause it to spread to all portions of the topof the apron. It is therefore seen that the propeller I84 rotates andthrows the.

liquid down upon the upper portions of the bobbins whereas the propellerI42 rotates and projects the liquid upon the lower portions of. thebobbins. It is further seen that a liquid which is propelled from thelower side of the apron by the propeller I42 will pass between the rods55 and This and solution to the lowerportions of the bobbins as well asthe upper portions of the bobbins without the necessity of turning anyof the bobbins over. The amount of liquid which will flow downwardlythrough pipe I82 into trough I58 can be controlled by varying the sizeof nozzle I82a on the lower end of pipe I82. Likewise by varying thesize of nozzle I83 the amount of liquid which flows upwardly topropeller I 84 can be limited.

' Of course the speed of the pump determines the total amount of waterto fiow through both pipes.

Secured to the inside of sidewall I9 are angle members I86 and I81 whichact as sprocket chain guides and prevent the bobbins from becomingentangled between the socket chain and the sidewall I9. Similar anglemembers I88 and I89 are secured to sidewall 30 which answer the samepurpose as previously described. An apron I90 is disposed at the feedend of the apparatus (see Figure 4)-which conducts the bobbins down uponthe apron which is comprised of rods 55. Disposed below the apron i90 isanother apron I9! which is secured to the sidewalls I9 and 30. Thisapron I9I acts in. conjunction with another apron I92 which is securedto the lower portion of angle members I5 and 25 to conduct the waterwhich falls from the bobbins back into the container 112. Another apronI94 is provided for a similar purpose and is held in position at itsupper end by means of a rod I95, said rod I95 being secured in bracketsI96 and I91. The brackets I91 are secured to outsanding leg of membersI5 and 25. 'The lower end of apron I94 is supported'as at 198 and I99 bybrackets II and 44 respectively. In Figure 4 the bobbins of yarn I62 areshown orderlyspaced on the conveyor but in actual operation they will beindiscriminately thrown on the conveyor. 7

Figures 12 and 13 show a modified form of the invention in which aplurality of rollers having angularly disposed vanes thereon, aredisposed below the conveyor for projecting the treating fluid upwardlyinstead of having a rotor I42 working in conjunction with a similarrotor I56 which propels the solution from trough I58 to rotor I56. Inthese figures like reference characters indicate like parts whereas, thenew parts will be given new reference characters.

The means for projecting the solution downwardly onto the yarn areidentical to that shown in the previous figures, but a different meansfor propelling. the solution upwardly is provided which comprises rotors200 20I, and 202 fixedly mounted on shaft I31, said rollers havingangularly disposed vanes 203. 284 and 205 respec--" vanes after itleaves the nozzles, that the solution will be spread outwardly andupwardly due to the rotation of shaft I31. Three rotors are disposedbelow the conveyor in the presentinstance because the rotors are closerto the'belt than the upper rotor I84; consequently, the solu- 75 tionfrom each rotor could not treat as wide a space as it would wereitdisposed farther from the conveyor. This form of the inventionrequires very much less material for building than the first form shown,and in many instances is more desirable for treating fibrous material,or packages of yarn.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferredembodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed,they are used in a generic and descriptive' sense only, and not forpurposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. Apparatus for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarncomprising an endless perforated conveyor for conveying packages of yarnthrough the apparatus, a rotary member disposed above the conveyor,means independent of said rotary member for feeding the treatingsolution onto the rotary member for projection onto the packages ofyarn, a second rotary member disposed below the conveyor, means forfeeding the treating fluid to the second rotary member for projectiononto the bottom of the packages of yarn, a source of treating fluid andmeans for returning surplus treating fluid to said source.

2. Apparatus for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarncomprising an endless perforated conveyor for conveying packages of yarnthrough the apparatus, a rotary member disposed above the conveyor, anozzle for directing the'treating fluid onto the rotary member forprojection onto the packages of yarn, a second rotary member disposedbelow the conveyor, a second nozzle for feeding the treating fluid ontothe second rotary member for projection onto the bottom of the packagesof yarn, a source of treating fluid connected to said second nozzle, andmeans for returning surplus treating fluid to said source, said firstrotary member having V- shaped vanes thereon for spreading the treatingfluid as it is atomized by the vanes.

3. Apparatus for applying a treating solution to packages of yarn,comprising a perforated conveyor for moving the packages of yarn throughthe apparatus, a revolving member disposed above the conveyor and havingdiverging vanesthereon, means for feeding the treating solutionexternally to the apices of said vanes on said revolving member forprojection onto the tops and sides of the packages of yarn, secondrevolving member disposed beneath'the conveyor and having divergingvanes thereon, means for feeding a treating solution externally to theapices of said vane on the second revolving memher for projection ontothe bottoms and sides of the packages of yarn disposed on the conveyor.

4. Apparatus for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarncomprising a perforated conveyor for moving the packages of yarn throughthe apparatus, a revolving member disposed above the conveyor, a nozzlefor projecting a stream of treating solution onto said revolving memberin atomized form onto the tops and sides of the packages of yarn, secondrevolving member disposed beneath the conveyor, and a second nozzle forfeeding a treating solution onto the exterior of said second revolvingmember for projection onto the bottoms and sides of the packages of yarndisposed on the conveyor, the first revolving member having angularlydisposed vanes for spreading the treating fluid.

5. In a machine for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarn, aperforate conveyor for moving the packages of yarn through the machine,a rotary member having diverging vanes thereon and disposed above theconveyor, means for feeding a stream'of treating solution to the apicesof the vanes on the rotary member for projection onto the packages ofyarn, another rotary member disposed below the conveyor and also havingdiverging vanes thereon, means for feeding a stream of the treatingsolution onto the exterior of said second rotary member for projectiononto the bottom portions of the packages of yarn disposed on theconveyor.

6. In a machine for applying a treating fluid to packages, of yarn, aperforate conveyor for moving the packages of yarn through the machine,a rotary member having vanes thereon and disposed above the conveyor,means for feeding a treating solution to the rotary member forprojection onto the packages of yarn, another rotary member disposedbelow the conveyor, a nozzle for feeding the treating solution onto theexterior of the second rotary member for pro-' jection onto the bottomportions of the packages of yarn disposed on the conveyor, the means forfeeding the treating solution to the first rotary member comprising anozzle and said vanes being divergent to spread the fluid over the widthof the conveyor, and a source of treating fluid connected to saidnozzle.

7. Apparatus for applying a solution to packages of yarn comprising anendless'perforated conveyor for conveying the packages through theapparatus, a housing surrounding the conveyor and provided with a feedopening at one end of the conveyor and a discharge opening at the otherend of the conveyor, a rotary member disposed in the upper portion ofthe housing, a second rotary member disposed between the upper and lowerportions of the endless conveyor, 2. pair of nozzles for directing fluidonto the rotary members, a source of treating fluid, a pump having anintake communicating with said source, a discharge outlet to said pumphaving means connected therewith for conducting the fluid to the twonozzles to be projected. by said rotary members onto all portions of thepackages of yarn, and means for conducting surplus treating fluid backto the saidsource.

8. Apparatus for applying asolution to packages of yarn comprising anendless perforated conveyor for conveying the packages through theapparatus, a housing surrounding the conveyor and provided with-a feedopening at one end of the conveyor and a discharge opening at the otherend of the conveyor, a rotary member disposed in the upper portion ofthehousing, a second rotary member disposed between the upper and lowerportions of the endless conveyor, a source of treating fluid, a pumphaving an intake communicating with said source, a discharge'outlet tosaid pump, a pair of nozzles having a piped connection with said outletfor projecting the fluid onto the exterior of the two rotary members tobe projected by said rotary members onto all portions of the packages ofyarn, and means for conducting surplus treating fluid back to the saidsource, the upper rotary member having diverging vanes thereon disposedat an angle to the longitudinal axis to spread the fluid laterally ofthe apparatus.

9. Apparatus for applying a treating solution to packages ofyarncomprising an endless conveyor having a plurality of spaced membersfor supporting the packages of yarn' and providing openings between themembers smaller than the packages of yarn disposed thereon, a rotarymember having vanes thereon and disposed above the conveyor, meansremote from the rotary member for delivering a treating fluid to thevanes on said rotary member whereby the fluid is broken up and depositedon the packages, a second rotary member disposed below the upper portionof the conveyor and having vanes thereon, means remote from the secondrotary member for delivering a treating fluid to'said second rotarymember whereby the fluid is broken up and deposited on the lowermostportions of said packages resting on the conveyor, a source of fluidsupply and means for conducting any surplus fluid not deposited on thepackages back into the source of fluid supply.

10. Apparatus for applying a treating solution to packages of yarncomprising an endless conveyor having a plurality of spaced members forsupporting the packages of yarn and providing openings between themembers smaller than the packages of yarn disposed thereon, a rotarymember having vanes thereon and disposed above the conveyor, meansremote from the rotary member for delivering a treating fluid to thevanes on said rotary member whereby the fluid is broken up and depositedon the packages, a second rotary member disposed below the upper portionof the conveyor and having vanes thereon, means remote from the secondrotary member for delivering a treating fluid to said second rotarymember whereby the fluid is broken up and deposited on the lowermostportions of said packages resting on the conveyor, 2. source of fluidsupply and means for conducting any surplus fluid not deposited on thepackages back into the source of fluid supply, the vanes on the firstrotary member being angularly disposed with relation to the horizontalaxis of the first rotary member to spread the fluid laterally of theapparatus.

11. Apparatus for applying a treating solution to packages of yarncomprising a framework, an endless perforated conveyor disposed withinthe framework, means for driving the endless conveyor, a rotary memberhaving vanes thereon and being disposed above the conveyor, a nozzledisposed exteriorly of the rotary member for feeding a treating solutionto the rotary member for projection of the treating solution onto thepackages of yarn on the conveyor, a second rotary member disposedbetween the upper and lower portions of the conveyor, a second nozzlefor feeding a treating solution to the second rotary member forprojection of the treating fluid through the upper portion of theconveyor and onto the bottom portions of the packages of yarn.

12. Apparatus for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarncomprising a housing, an endless conveyor disposed within the framework,said housing having a feed opening and a discharge opening, means fordriving said conveyor, said conveyor being perforated, a pipe in theupper portion of the housing, a tank for the treating fluid, means forforcing the fluid from said tank into said pipe, said pipe in the upperportion of the housing extending transversely thereof and having anozzle through which the fluid may escape, a rotary member having vanesthereon disposed within the paths of the jets of fluid issuing from saidnozzle, means for driving said rotary member for dispersing andprojecting the fluid issuing from said nozzle onto the pack- 5 ages ofyarn on said conveyor.

13. Apparatus for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarncomprising a housing, an endless conveyor disposed within the framework,said housing having a feed opening and a discharge opening, means fordriving said conveyor, said conveyor being perforated, a pipe in theupper portion of the housing, a tank for the treating fluid, means forforcing the fluid from said tank into said pipe, said pipe in the upperportion of the housing extending transversely thereof and having nozzlethrough which the fluid may escape, a rotary member having vanes thereondisposed within the path of the fluid issuing from said nozzle, meansfor driving said rotary member to impel the fluid issuing from saidnozzle onto the packages of yarn on said conveyor, a trough disposedbelow the upper portion of said conveyor, a pipe leading from the tankto said trough, a second rotary member having vanes thereon androtatable in said trough for expelling treating fluid therefrom, and athird driven rotary member having vanes thereon for receiving the fluidfrom the second rotary member and projecting it upwardly through theperforate conveyor onto the lowermost portions of the packages of yarn.

14. Apparatus for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarncomprising a casing, an endless conveyor disposed within the casing,means for conducting the treating fluid into the casing, a nozzledisposed within the casing and through which the fluid is adapted toflow, a rotating shaft having a plurality of divergent vanes thereonand. onto which the fluid from said nozzle projects whereby the fluid isatomized and spread in the casing and onto the packages.

15. Apparatus for applying treating fluid to textile material comprisinga casing, an endless conveyor disposed within the casing, said casinghaving an intake opening and a discharge opening for the material to beconveyed by the conveyor, means for driving the conveyor, means forconducting the treating fluid to the interior of the casing, a plurality'of nozzles through which the treating fluid is released inside thecasing, a plurality of revolving members having divergent vanes thereonfor receiving the fluid from the nozzles and atomizing and spreading thefluid onto the material, and means for varying the rate of travel of theconveyor to determine the amount of fluid deposited thereon.

16. Apparatus for applying a treating solution to textile fiberscomprising an endless conveyor for conveying the fibers, means forconducting the fluid above and below the fibers under treatment as theyare moved by the conveyor, a plurality of nozzles through which thefluid is adapted to flow, a plurality of rotating members in closeproximity to the nozzles having divergent vanes thereon for atomizingand spreading the fluid from the nozzles and depositing the fluid ontothe fibers.

HOMER V. LANG.

